PEER CONNECT: a pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial of peer coaching for adults with long-term conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the feasibility of a targeted peer coaching intervention on the health and well-being of people with long-term health conditions and low activation attending outpatient clinics at a UK National Health Service (NHS) Trust.

Design

Randomised controlled feasibility trial, with embedded qualitative study.

Setting

An NHS integrated health and care organisation in the South West of England, UK, with significant areas of deprivation.

Participants

Patients (over 18 year of age) of the Trust's rheumatology, pain or multiple sclerosis services, with a Patient Activation Measure score at level 1 or 2.

Intervention

Up to 14 sessions of peer coaching delivered in a stepped-down model delivered over 6 months.

Main outcomes

Primary feasibility

SUBMITTER: Dennett R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337699 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature